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It's KBJ: Instant Reaction to Biden's Selection (Podcast) from 2022-02-25T22:54:45
We finally have an answer: President Biden has picked federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his pick to replace the outgoing Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. We have instant reaction from hos...
ListenSupreme Court to Hear Trump Policy, Tribal Disputes from 2022-02-18T20:11:34
Supreme Court justices are set for a short week of arguments while the country awaits Joe Biden’s decision on his choice to replace Justice Stephen Breyer. An announcement is expected by month’s en...
ListenSupreme Court Primed to Again Confront Agency Power from 2022-02-11T21:46:58
The Supreme Court appears ready to continue reining in the so-called administrative state in an EPA climate case set for argument this month. On the latest Cases and Controversies podcast, hosts Ki...
ListenBreyer’s Legacy and What’s Next for Supreme Court from 2022-01-28T20:47:55
Justice Stephen Breyer’s retirement announcement gives President Joe Biden the chance to put the first Black woman on the high court and prevent Democrats from losing another seat to Republicans. O...
ListenBreyer's Clerks Recall 'Happy Warrior' from 2022-01-27T14:24:15
Justice Stephen Breyer is known for letting his flamboyant intellect shine on the bench. And, according to those who clerked for him, Breyer's personality outside of the courtroom was no different....
ListenSCOTUS&Masks: Everything You Didn't Know You Wanted to Know from 2022-01-21T22:13:42
The Supreme Court had a short but busy week, issuing orders on the Texas abortion law and Donald Trump’s attempt to keep records from the Jan. 6 commission, while hearing arguments and also issuing...
ListenVaccine Rulings, Nazi-Looted Art, Campaign Finance from 2022-01-14T20:23:38
The Supreme Court issued its anticipated rulings on the Biden administration’s vaccine rules affecting millions of Americans, as the justices continue to hear cases in the first oral-argument sessi...
ListenRare Vaccine Arguments Kick Off New Supreme Court Year from 2022-01-05T20:31:15
The Supreme Court starts 2022 with an ultra-rare Friday argument session over President Joe Biden’s vaccine policies as the country continues to struggle with Covid-19. The justices will hear back-...
ListenInside the Courtroom: 2021 Top Supreme Court Moments from 2021-12-21T20:56:10
The Supreme Court opened up its doors once again, returning to in-person arguments in October 2021. Cases and Controversies hosts Kimberly Robinson and Jordan Rubin discuss the biggest moments from...
ListenTexas Abortion Case Decided, Mississippi Looms from 2021-12-10T21:57:05
The Supreme Court effectively kept the Texas abortion ban in place, with a decision coming later this term in the Mississippi case that could decide the future of abortion rights nationwide. Cases ...
ListenAfter Dobbs, Justices Hear Cases on Crime and Religion from 2021-12-03T18:42:12
Fresh off the contentious argument over Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban and the future of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court turns toward its final hearings of 2021. They include cases on religious-...
ListenAbortion Advocates Fear Outcome in Upcoming Case from 2021-11-19T19:47:26
The Supreme Court is in the spotlight again Dec. 1, this time hearing a challenge to Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban. Joining Cases and Controversies to discuss what's at stake in Dobbs v. Jacks...
ListenAbortion Advocates Fear Outcome in Upcoming Case from 2021-11-19T19:47:26
The Supreme Court is in the spotlight again Dec. 1, this time hearing a challenge to Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban.Joining Cases and Controversies to discuss what's at stake in Dobbs v. Jackso...
ListenSupreme Court Gun Case to Set Gun Control's Future from 2021-11-12T14:26:20
The Supreme Court is considering a challenge to New York's strict concealed-carry law that's primed to set a precedent which could shape the future of guns in the U.S. Gun-rights supporters want th...
ListenTexas Abortion Law Meets Supreme Court Skepticism from 2021-11-05T19:47:29
It's another big week of arguments at the Supreme Court as the justices will hear cases involving national security and religious rights of death-row inmates. Cases and Controversies podcast hosts ...
ListenAbortion and Guns Make for Big Week at Supreme Court from 2021-10-29T16:33:06
The Supreme Court is slated to hear arguments over controversial abortion and gun laws in a jam-packed week at the high court. The court will scrutinize Texas’ abortion law, S.B. 8, that effectivel...
ListenLatest Abortion Decision the Result of Curious Vote Breakdown from 2021-10-22T20:31:43
The Texas abortion law will be front and center at the Supreme Court Nov. 1 after the justices agreed to hear argument on an expedited basis over whether the Justice Department can sue despite the ...
ListenJustices Ponder Smoking Centaurs and State Secrets from 2021-10-15T19:24:26
The Supreme Court’s first oral argument sitting of the new term is in the books as the nine-case docket included disputes over state secrets and the Boston Marathon bombing. The MacArthur Justice C...
ListenMarathon Bomber, Abortion Arguments Hit Supreme Court from 2021-10-08T18:27
The Supreme Court will hear heavy arguments in a short week including disputes over the Boston Marathon bombing and abortion litigation. On top of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death-penalty case stemming fr...
ListenJustices Head Back to Their Courtroom For New Term from 2021-10-01T19:49:06
In-person arguments will resume at the U.S. Supreme Court Oct. 4 after the courthouse was shuttered for the past year and a half due to Covid-19. Attendance in the courtroom is limited to staff, ar...
ListenWhat’s Happening in the Boston Marathon Bomber Case? from 2021-09-24T17:16:34
When Supreme Court justices return to the courtroom for the new term in October, they’ll consider the government’s quest to reinstate Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentences. The...
ListenSummer Abortion Bombshell, Explained from 2021-09-03T18:50
The Supreme Court is typically thought to be out most of the summer. But it issued a momentous opinion on abortion rights that came from the court's so-called "shadow docket." For this special epis...
ListenTerm Review with ACLU’s David Cole from 2021-07-02T19:43
The Supreme Court handed down the final two opinions of the term in argued cases, in contentious disputes involving voting rights and charity-donor disclosure. Progressives largely bemoaned both ru...
ListenAll Eyes on Breyer&Final Opinions of the Term from 2021-06-25T20:01
The Supreme Court enters what is likely the final week of its term with a handful of cases remaining, including a closely watched one on Arizona ballot restrictions. All eyes, too, will be on Justi...
ListenBlockbuster Opinions! Obamacare, LGBT Among Supreme Court's Latest Cases from 2021-06-18T20:03
After weeks of low-profile rulings in technical cases, the justices dropped two of the most anticipated cases of the term on the same day this week. The court handed progressives a 7-2 win by once ...
ListenMale-Only Military Draft Here to Stay After Court's Denial from 2021-06-14T15:15:10
The Supreme Court rejected a petition challenging the military’s male-only draft, but a statement accompanying the denial from an interesting lineup of justices suggests the issue could come back t...
ListenAmerican Indian Law at the U.S. Supreme Court from 2021-06-04T19:55
The Supreme Court unanimously reversed the Ninth Circuit on immigration and criminal justice, adding to the San Francisco-based appeals court’s string of high court losses. Cases and Controversies ...
ListenSupreme Court Punts on Qualified Immunity Again from 2021-05-28T18:58
The Supreme Court issued three more opinions before the Memorial Day holiday, leaving the justices with 26 to go before wrapping things up for the term at the end of June. Cases and Controversies h...
ListenKavanaugh and Kagan Go to War Over Precedent from 2021-05-21T19:23:05
The right to abortion enshrined in Roe v. Wade is in the crosshairs after the Supreme Court said it would take up a Mississippi case next term dealing with the issue. The high court’s grant kicked ...
ListenWas That Justice Breyer's Last Oral Argument? from 2021-05-07T19:50
The Supreme Court heard its last argument of the term—and perhaps the last of Justice Stephen Breyer’s tenure—in a crack-cocaine sentencing case May 4. D.C. Solicitor General Loren Alikhan, who fil...
ListenUpdating Tinker for Social Media: SCOTUS Deep Dive from 2021-04-30T19:21
The U.S. Supreme Court confronted how to update its landmark student free speech ruling to accommodate social media and its ubiquitous use among students.
Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Commu...
Updating Tinker for Social Media: SCOTUS Deep Dive from 2021-04-30T19:21
The U.S. Supreme Court confronted how to update its landmark student free speech ruling to accommodate social media and its ubiquitous use among students. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community...
ListenProfane Cheerleader to Have Her Day at Supreme Court (Podcast) from 2021-04-23T19:30:49
The Supreme Court wraps up its April sitting with another full week of arguments ranging from free speech to environmental law to immigration. A student's right to express herself on social media a...
ListenCourt Packing Is the Topic Du Jour at Supreme Court from 2021-04-16T19:42:04
The U.S. Supreme Court enters the term's last full argument sitting as the political fate of the court hangs in the balance with debates over court packing, term limits, and other reforms sweeping ...
ListenDonor Case Creates Strange Alliances from 2021-04-09T19:35
Groups representing the spectrum of political ideologies have teamed up to challenge a California law that requires tax-exempt charities to disclose major donors. The state says this information is...
ListenSupreme Court Dunks on NCAA at Oral Argument from 2021-04-02T19:28:47
The Supreme Court heard argument in the NCAA’s highly-anticipated antitrust appeal over student-athlete compensation on March 31. The court had tough questions for WilmerHale’s Seth Waxman, who rep...
ListenNCAA at Supreme Court: The Perfect March Madness from 2021-03-26T18:01:22
A day after the NCAA wraps up basketball's Elite Eight, the Supreme Court team of nine will consider whether collegiate athletes can receive compensation. The justices will hear argument March 31 i...
ListenTribal Powers and Limits Come to Supreme Court Once Again from 2021-03-19T18:24:08
The Supreme Court hears argument in three cases the week of March 22, two dealing with searches and seizures, and a third dealing with property rights in the labor context. The justices will consid...
ListenWarrantless Search Case is 'Hard Core' of 4th Amendment (Podcast) from 2021-03-12T19:27:46
Supreme Court justices will hear argument in their latest Fourth Amendment case on March 24 over warrantless law enforcement action. The high court will examine whether the so-called "community car...
ListenFuture of Voting Rights in the Balance at Supreme Court from 2021-03-05T20:44:25
With more proposals at statehouses to restrict voting following the 2020 election, the Supreme Court is considering a case that could make it harder to challenge such laws in federal court. In a ju...
ListenBig Voting Rights Test on Deck at the Supreme Court from 2021-02-26T18:45:34
The Supreme Court wraps up its February sitting with arguments exploring the independence and accountability of federal agencies and the fate of Arizona voting restrictions and their potential wide...
ListenSupreme Court Returns to Face Water, Immigration,&Warrants from 2021-02-19T19:25:45
The Supreme Court returns from its winter break to hear arguments in three cases dealing with water rights, immigration, and the Fourth Amendment. Cases and Controversies hosts Kimberly Robinson an...
ListenIt's Florida Versus Georgia in Existential Legal War Over Water from 2021-02-12T21:25:15
The Supreme Court is coming back from its winter break and the first argument on its docket is a fight over water rights between Florida and Georgia. Jennifer Kay, Bloomberg Law’s Florida correspon...
ListenRoberts Skips Impeachment, and Other Supreme Court Punts from 2021-01-29T18:00:01
The U.S. Supreme Court may be the ultimate arbiter of constitutional questions, but recently its biggest decisions have been ones where the justices have refused to weigh in. From the Chief Justic...
ListenThe Inside Story From a Death Row Attorney from 2021-01-22T19:51:08
Lisa Montgomery was executed Jan. 13 by the lame-duck Trump administration despite her lawyers’ best efforts to save her. On the latest Cases and Controversies episode, veteran public defender Kell...
ListenFew Arguments But Lots of Action at the Supreme Court from 2021-01-15T19:22:38
The Supreme Court will hear just two arguments to wrap up the January sitting. But it has been busy—and divided— as it issued orders on executions and medication abortion access during the Covid-19...
ListenWith Flipping of Senate, We're Now on 'Breyer Watch' from 2021-01-08T17:59:57
Supreme Court justices kick off the New Year with three arguments that they’ll hear remotely, continuing Covid-19 pandemic precautions. The court will hear disputes related to immigration, speech a...
ListenSupremely Notable: Biggest SCOTUS Moments of 2020 from 2020-12-31T18:14:46
From impeachment to historic pandemic-driven change to losing a justice to gaining a new one—it’s been an extraordinary year for the U.S. Supreme Court. Cases and Controversies hosts Kimberly Robin...
ListenTop SCOTUS Lawyer Talks Business, Family, and Britney from 2020-12-18T21:02:07
In a special Cases and Controversies episode, top Supreme Court lawyer Kannon Shanmugam talks about running a high court practice during a pandemic. Shanmugam gives hosts Kimberly Robinson and Jor...
ListenSaying Goodbye to 2020 at the Supreme Court from 2020-12-11T21:49:01
The Supreme Court wrapped up its arguments for 2020, but there's still work to do before ringing in the new year. Bloomberg Law's Kimberly Robinson and Jordan Rubin detail Texas's last-ditch effort...
ListenLooted Nazi Art and Facebook Robocalls at High Court from 2020-12-07T17:27:15
The Supreme Court will hear its final arguments of 2020, starting with a pair of cases seeking to reclaim Nazi-looted art. In those cases—Germany v. Philipp and Hungary v. Simon—the justices will c...
ListenIntroducing: Black Lawyers Speak from 2020-11-27T18:30:08
Despite decades of work to educate more Black lawyers, the percentage of Black associates and partners in firms across the U.S. remain very low, and well below those of other professional careers. ...
ListenCensus Case Leads Off Latest Week of SCOTUS Arguments from 2020-11-27T14:53:04
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on a range of issues the week of Nov. 30, starting with a dispute over President Donald Trump’s attempt to keep non-citizens off the Census. The week will...
ListenSCOTUS Eyes the Off-Ramps for Cases on Census, Religion from 2020-11-20T20:32:08
The Supreme Court still has high-profile cases involving President Donald Trump on its docket as his tenure comes to a close, including disputes involving the Mueller Report and the Census. On the ...
ListenSCOTUS Likely to Keep Obamacare Intact from 2020-11-13T22:56:50
The justices wrapped up their remote November sitting with one of the most anticipated cases before the justices this term—the challenge to the Affordable Care Act. Akin Gump’s Pratik A. Shah joine...
ListenBarrett's First Blockbuster Case Comes to SCOTUS from 2020-11-06T18:56:42
The Supreme Court will hear arguments over the fate of the Affordable Care Act—also known as Obamacare—on Nov. 10. It's a short argument week that also includes disputes over immigration and barrie...
ListenBarrett Takes the Bench and Election Issues Keep Coming from 2020-10-30T17:07:12
In the latest episode of Cases and Controversies, Bloomberg Law reporters Kimberly Robinson and Jordan Rubin bring listeners up to speed on one of the next cases to be heard remotely by phone, Fult...
ListenThe Couture and Cuisine of Remote SCOTUS Arguments from 2020-10-16T20:08:41
The Supreme Court’s first argument session of the October 2020 term is in the books and two of the lawyers who argued in it join the latest episode of Cases and Controversies to share their virtual...
ListenSCOTUS Takes Up Illegal Seizures&Military Sexual Assaults from 2020-10-09T17:43:52
The Supreme Court continues to hear remote arguments in the second week of the term as confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett are set to begin. Barrett’s Senate Judiciary Committee heari...
ListenA Ginsburg-Less 'First Monday' at SCOTUS from 2020-10-02T18:09:16
The Supreme Court term kicks off Monday after a shorter-than-usual summer break with only eight justices set to hear 10 cases this month. As in May, all arguments for the sitting will be conducted ...
ListenTrump Chose Barrett. What Will Democrats Do About It? from 2020-09-27T17:59:25
President Donald Trump nominated Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Sept. 26 to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Sept. 18. It's a move that could reshape the high court and th...
ListenA Somber Start to the Post-Ginsburg Era at SCOTUS from 2020-09-25T20:37:48
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death has raised the Supreme Court’s profile as a confirmation fight over her successor and the presidential campaign converge. Kimberly Robinson and Jordan Rubin look at the ...
ListenGoodwin Liu on RBG's Legacy of Opinions and Dissents from 2020-09-21T21:07
Goodwin Liu, a California Supreme Court Justice, and former law clerk to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, remembers the late Supreme Court Justice on this special episode of Cases&Controversies. Liu talks abou...
ListenTrump SCOTUS Nominee Shortlist Not Very Short Anymore from 2020-09-11T17:39:32
President Donald Trump announced 20 more potential Supreme Court justices for his "short" list, putting new attention on the high court as the 2020 election approaches. In the latest episode of Cas...
ListenElection Law to Get a Workout in Run Up to Nov. 3 from 2020-08-28T19:26:03
Challenges to election laws have poured into the Supreme Court and more are likely as the 2020 election season really heats up after Labor Day. Election law expert Rick Hasen, a professor at the Un...
ListenSCOTUS Goes to Church—and to the Casinos from 2020-07-31T19:29:39
The Supreme Court keeps generating news despite it being in the thick of what should be a summer vacation. Some of that news involves yet more divided shadow docket orders related to Covid-19. On t...
Listen‘Cases and Controversies’ Podcast: Movie Night, Trump, and RBG from 2020-07-24T21:35:30
After a wild term, the Supreme Court is finally starting to settle down a bit, so the hosts of “Cases and Controversies” are going to the movies! On the latest episode, they interview ACLU attorney...
ListenConsequential SCOTUS Decisions Lurk in the Shadows from 2020-07-17T19:37:42
If you were excited about the new five-justice conservative majority, this just-completed term of the Supreme Court might have left you disappointed. But law professor Stephen Vladeck says that's n...
ListenSCOTUS Crosses Finish Line After Supremely Eventful Term from 2020-07-10T20:34:30
The Supreme Court wrapped up its term after issuing decisions in July for the first time in more than two decades. Chief Justice John Roberts continued to dominate the direction of the court he lea...
ListenThe Roberts Court Is Now Definitely Roberts' Court from 2020-07-02T23:23:53
For the first time since Chief Justice John Roberts took the helm in 2005, the Supreme Court is going into overtime—that is, going beyond the final week in June to issue all of its decisions in arg...
ListenMore Historic Moves as SCOTUS Likely Goes Into July from 2020-06-26T20:09:37
The Supreme Court issued just two opinions this week heading into the final days of June, with 13 argued cases still undecided as we near what is usually the end of the term. Cases and Controversie...
ListenHistoric Week at SCOTUS With Big Losses for Trump Administration from 2020-06-19T19:23:58
It was a historic week for the Supreme Court as the justices split among themselves while delivering victories for LGBT and immigrant rights, not to mention major defeats for the Trump administrati...
ListenKavanaugh Making His Mark With Swing Votes and Opinions from 2020-06-12T18:30:10
With just one opinion and one grant coming out of the Supreme Court this week, Bloomberg Law takes a step back to look at how the term has shaped up and what to expect in the final weeks. The court...
ListenAfter Puerto Rico Ruling, Is Qualified Immunity Next? from 2020-06-05T17:43:55
The Supreme Court issued five opinions in a range of cases on June 1, including the much-anticipated decision over the fate of Puerto Rico’s financial oversight and management board. This week’s Ca...
ListenCrunch Time at SCOTUS With Big Opinions Still to Come from 2020-05-29T17:24:47
It's time for the justices to buckle down, with approximately two dozen cases outstanding and the end of the term approaching. Lyle Denniston has covered the court for nearly six decades, and he jo...
ListenQualified Immunity May Be Getting Axed by SCOTUS from 2020-05-22T18:05
Supreme Court justices are hammering out their final opinions of the term, fielding emergency litigation, and contemplating which new cases to add to their docket for next term. The latest Cases an...
ListenLucky Jeans, Rogue Electors&Frodo Baggins at SCOTUS from 2020-05-15T22:45:59
The Supreme Court finished up its first livestreamed arguments with blockbuster cases involving subpoenas for the president's financial information and so-called "rogue" members of the electoral co...
ListenPhone-In Arguments, Trump Taxes and, Yes, That Flush from 2020-05-08T19:02:25
Supreme Court justices survived their first week of livestreamed arguments mostly unscathed, and now they’re ready to bring it home with the final week of phone arguments in this special May sessio...
ListenSCOTUS Livestreaming, Once Unthinkable, Is Now a Reality from 2020-05-01T18:27:29
The Supreme Court is going to kick off its historic May argument sitting by hearing four cases the week of May 4. Two female advocates will kick off the first one, which is being argued over by pho...
ListenRiyaz Kanji and a High Court Throwdown Over Precedent from 2020-04-25T00:04
The Supreme Court issued six opinions the week of April 20, including one that got at the issue of precedent. It's a hot topic for court watchers, especially with an abortion rights case from Louis...
ListenNeal Katyal on Historic Arguments Set for May (SCOTUS Virus Update) from 2020-04-17T20:04
The Supreme Court continued to adapt to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, allowing media outlets to live-stream arguments for the first time in its 230-year history. In another first, the court als...
ListenFirst Pandemic-Related SCOTUS Ruling and Kansas AG from 2020-04-10T19:10
The Supreme Court’s first coronavirus-related ruling sparked a contentious 5-4 split, with the high court’s five Republican-appointed justices siding with Republicans over dissent form the four Dem...
ListenTom Goldstein&RBG Works Out, Breyer Cooks In (SCOTUS Virus Update) from 2020-04-03T18:21
U.S. Supreme Court justices worked for the second straight week without taking the bench. But this time, there was a technological hitch. Cases and Controversies hosts Kimberly Robinson and Jordan ...
ListenThe Show Must Go On: SCOTUS Covid-19 Update from 2020-03-26T20:54
The U.S. Supreme Court building is closed to the public and the March arguments are postponed indefinitely. But, as they say, the show must go on. The court issued four opinions Monday March 23, in...
ListenArguments on Hold, Livestreaming Next?: SCOTUS Coronavirus Update from 2020-03-19T19:56
The U.S. Supreme Court's two-week argument sitting scheduled for March 23 is postponed indefinitely over the coronavirus threat. But the announcement leaves more questions than answers. Bloomberg L...
ListenTrump Financial Subpoena Cases: SCOTUS Deep Dive from 2020-03-13T20:57
Investigations into President Donald Trump will be front and center at the U.S. Supreme Court on March 31, when the justices are scheduled to hear arguments over whether Congressional committees an...
ListenAbortion, CFPB, and Immigration: SCOTUS Deep Dive from 2020-03-09T16:06
The Supreme Court justices just wrapped up the latest action-packed argument session which featured heated disputes on the fate of both abortion access and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau....
ListenAbortion, Immigration, Wall Street: SCOTUS Sneak Peek: from 2020-02-28T21:32
This week will be action packed at the Supreme Court, with cases on abortion access and the fate of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau taking center stage. The justices will also hear immigra...
ListenPipeline, Prison, Terror, Grandmas: SCOTUS Sneak Peek from 2020-02-21T19:27:30
Could a grandma go to prison for urging her grandson to overstay his visa? The Trump administration says that hypothetical is far-fetched, but it'll be on the justices' minds this week as they tak...
ListenDominion, Duke Hike to Supreme Court in Trail Dispute from 2020-02-14T21:12:18
Two energy companies, Dominion and Duke, want to build a pipeline underneath the famed Appalachian Trail, but environmentalists want them to go take a hike. On this episode of Cases and Controversi...
ListenIntroducing Downballot Counts from 2020-02-10T19:34:56
This week, we're sharing an episode of the newest weekly podcast from Bloomberg Industry Group, Downballot Counts. It's a podcast about the 2020 U.S. House and Senate elections and the fight to con...
Listen'Bridgegate' and Electors: SCOTUS Deep Dive from 2020-01-24T18:51:02
'Bridgegate' and Electors: SCOTUS Deep Dive The U.S. Supreme Court kicked off 2020 with blockbuster grants and notable oral arguments, and Chief Justice John Roberts presided over an impeachment t...
ListenImpeachment, Drugs, and Religion: SCOTUS Sneak Peek from 2020-01-17T18:15:33
The Supreme Court will hear two days of arguments on Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Chief Justice John Roberts will be there, but then he crosses the street in the afternoon to preside over Preside...
Listen'Bridgegate,' Age Discrimination: SCOTUS Sneak Peek from 2020-01-10T19:55:07
The justices return to the high court bench Monday for their first oral arguments of 2020. Bloomberg Law's Kimberly Robinson and Jordan Rubin preview the cases, including the fallout from 2013's ...
ListenSupremely Funny: 2019's Funniest High Court Moments from 2019-12-20T15:03:57
It's time to count down everything from the best songs to the best memes to the best mince pies for the holidays. We want to do our part at Bloomberg Law. So we present this special "Supremely Funn...
ListenDecember Recap With Guest Elaine Goldenberg: SCOTUS Deep Dive from 2019-12-13T21:50:02
The last Supreme Court oral arguments of 2019 are in the books, the first opinion of the term is out, and litigation over subpoenas investigating President Trump is knocking at the high court's doo...
ListenNeal Katyal on Raising Diversity in the SCOTUS Bar (Bonus Episode) from 2019-12-09T18:17
In this bonus Cases and Controversies episode, Bloomberg Tax reporter Aysha Bagchi sits down with former acting U.S. solicitor general and Hogan Lovells partner Neal Katyal. Aysha spoke to Neal a f...
ListenObamacare, Patents, Death Penalty: SCOTUS Sneak Peek from 2019-12-06T19:30:50
The U.S. Supreme Court hears the last arguments of 2019 the week of Dec. 9, with an eclectic set of issues before the justices ranging from capital punishment to the latest Obamacare-related tussle...
ListenAtlantic Richfield Co. v. Christian (Bonus Episode) from 2019-12-03T17:00:55
In this bonus episode, Parts Per Billion, the Bloomberg Environment podcast, does a deep dive into the Atlantic Richfield case that was argued at the Supreme Court today (December 3rd). A central i...
ListenGuns, Copyright, Environment: SCOTUS Sneak Peek from 2019-11-29T12:00
The first Second Amendment argument in nearly a decade headlines the December oral argument session. This Cases and Controversies sneak peek episode previews that case and the other five disputes l...
ListenGun Rights Finally Get Day in Court: SCOTUS Deep Dive from 2019-11-22T20:29
The Supreme Court's first gun rights case in nearly a decade is scheduled to be argued Dec. 2, but the case could go away before they justices can rule. In this Deep Dive episode, constitutional l...
ListenDACA, Border Shooting, Traffic Stops: SCOTUS Deep Dive from 2019-11-15T21:59:16
The U.S. Supreme Court's packed November argument session is wrapped up, and "Cases and Controversies" hosts Kimberly Robinson and Jordan Rubin break it down on this Deep Dive recap episode. They'...
ListenDACA, Cross-Border Shooting: SCOTUS Sneak Peek from 2019-11-08T20:11:08
Arguments over the fate of President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which the Trump administration wants to undo, will unfold at the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 12. ...
ListenCar Stops, Blackbeard, Clean Water: SCOTUS Sneak Peek from 2019-11-01T20:07:52
The first week of the U.S. Supreme Court's November oral argument session features an array of important disputes, ranging from the Fourth Amendment to the Clean Water Act and others in between, in...
ListenDACA Hits High Court: SCOTUS Deep Dive from 2019-10-25T19:02:34
The Obama-era program for Dreamers will finally have its day in the U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 12, when we may get a better sense of whether President Trump's efforts to undo the program will survi...
ListenLGBT Discrimination, Puerto Rico: SCOTUS Deep Dive from 2019-10-18T14:10
The U.S. Supreme Court's first oral argument session of the 2019 term is in the books, and Cases and Controversies hosts Kimberly Robinson and Jordan Rubin break it down on this Deep Dive recap epi...
ListenPuerto Rico, Preemption, DC Sniper: SCOTUS Sneak Peek from 2019-10-10T21:40
The second week of the Supreme Court's October sitting, like the first, features two days of argument, consolidated consideration of a closely-watched issue, and another rare afternoon session. In ...
ListenLGBT Rights, Juries&Patent Fees: SCOTUS Sneak Peek from 2019-10-04T19:06
The first Monday in October is finally here, and the justices will kick off the term with blockbuster arguments over the extent of protections for LGBT workers. In this SCOTUS Sneak Peek episode, h...
ListenDiscrimination, DACA&Guns: SCOTUS Preview Deep Dive from 2019-09-20T20:09
The U.S. Supreme Court is gearing up to take on a host of pressing and controversial issues—including sex discrimination, gun control, and the Obama-era immigration program known as DACA that the T...
ListenDiversity Challenges in Supreme Court Bar (LIVE) from 2019-07-16T21:07
With the Supreme Court's latest term all wrapped up, Bloomberg Law reporters take a look at an ongoing issue at the high court: A lack of gender diversity among advocates. This term, only 17% of Su...
ListenEnd of SCOTUS Term Roundtable from 2019-06-28T16:19
The U.S. Supreme Court wrapped up its 2018-19 term with a bang on June 27, handing down divided decisions in the hotly-anticipated census and partisan gerrymandering disputes. Bloomberg Law's Supre...
ListenDouble Jeopardy and Quirky Lineups: Weekly Recap from 2019-06-18T22:39
The justices kicked off their last full week with four opinions and an array of vote lineups ranging from the usual 5-4 suspects to some unexpected combinations. Bloomberg Law's Supreme Court team ...
ListenLots More Opinions to Go: Weekly Recap from 2019-06-11T20:44
But Bloomberg Law’s Supreme Court team will break down the action in opinions that were released on Monday, including decisions on career criminals, patents, and offshore rig workers. The justices ...
ListenThe Crossover Term: Weekly Recap from 2019-06-04T22:49
The justices issued four new opinions in argued cases June 3, including yet another 5-4 decision with an nontraditional lineup. Last week, it was Clarence Thomas crossing over to join the liberals ...
ListenJustice Thomas Breaks Tie This Time: Weekly Recap from 2019-05-29T21:32
Last week, Justice Gorsuch cast the tie-breaking vote to join his more liberal colleagues in an American Indian treaty case. The week before, it was Justice Kavanaugh crossing over on antitrust. Th...
ListenGorsuch’s Turn to Join the Liberals: Weekly Recap from 2019-05-22T16:26
Last week, Justice Kavanaugh cast the tie-breaking vote to join the liberals in an antitrust case. But this week, it’s the other Trump appointee crossing over. Justice Gorsuch sided with American I...
ListenThe Death Penalty Wars: Weekly Recap from 2019-05-14T20:31
As the U.S. Supreme Court enters the "flood season"—that time of the year when the justices try to get out all the outstanding opinions before wrapping up the term at the end of June—Cases and Cont...
ListenSentencing and the Census: Deep Dive from 2019-05-01T19:44
The U.S. Supreme Court heard its last batch of oral arguments for the 2018 term-- including the highly anticipated census dispute in which congressional apportionment and hundreds of billions of do...
ListenSneek Peek: Census, Blood Draws,&Mens Rea from 2019-04-20T10:00
This is the “Cases and Controversies” SCOTUS Sneak Peek podcast for the week of April 22—the last week of arguments for the court's 2018 term. The justices have a stacked schedule, with seven cases...
ListenSneak Peek: Scandalous Marks, Vague Laws from 2019-04-13T11:00
It’s time for the Cases and Controversies SCOTUS Sneak Peek podcast for the week of April 15. The justices kick off the last sitting of the term with arguments in six cases this week, including on...
ListenDeep Dive: Census Hits High Court from 2019-04-08T15:31:17
The justices will hear arguments on April 23 from lawyers from the Trump administration and New York State on the hot-button issue of whether Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross was within his rights to...
ListenDeep Dive: Thomas Speaks! from 2019-04-02T20:14
This week's episode features former Assistant to the Solicitor General Elaine Goldenberg, who is now in the D.C. office of Munger, Tolles&Olson. Goldenberg and co-hosts Kimberly Robinson and Jordan...
ListenSneak Peek: Partisan Gerrymandering&Agency Deference from 2019-03-23T11:00
It’s time for the Cases and Controversies SCOTUS Sneak Peek for the week of March 25. The justices will hear arguments in five cases this week, including two of the biggest disputes of the term: pa...
ListenSneak Peek: Gerrymandering, Whistleblowers,&Juries from 2019-03-16T10:00
It’s time for the Cases and Controversies SCOTUS Sneak Peek for the week of March 18. The justices will hear four cases this week, including disputes over racial gerrymandering, whistleblower lawsu...
ListenDeep Dive: Partisan Gerrymandering Back at SCOTUS from 2019-03-02T12:00
On this edition of SCOTUS Deep Dive, we’ll take a look at the partisan gerrymandering challenges out of North Carolina and Maryland that the court will hear in back-to-back arguments March 26. Part...
ListenSneak Peek: Speech, Supervised Release,&Religion from 2019-02-22T21:21
It's time for the SCOTUS Sneak Peek for the week of Feb. 25. The justices will hear four cases this week, including a dispute over a cross-shaped WWI monument in Maryland. It's one of the most high...
ListenSneak Peek: Patents, Bankruptcy,&RBG’s Return? from 2019-02-15T19:07
This is your SCOTUS Sneak Peek of the cases in front of the justices the week of Feb. 19. They return from their winter break to take on a whopping two cases: one on patents and the other on bankru...
ListenSneak Peek: Court Takes on a Case of Wine from 2019-01-11T15:59
This is your SCOTUS Sneak Peek of the cases in front of the justices the week of Jan. 14. For now, the high court is still open, and it will tackle cases about immunity on the Tennessee River, the ...
ListenSneak Peek: Debt, Trademarks,&a Three-Peat from 2019-01-04T21:11
The U.S. Supreme Court kicks off 2019 with five arguments ranging from FDA preemption to foreclosures to tribal rights. Bloomberg Law summarizes those arguments, and gets you up to speed on the lat...
ListenTricky Texas Death Penalty Case Back at SCOTUS from 2019-01-03T22:01
A Texas district attorney says a convicted murderer shouldn't be executed, due to his intellectual disability. But the Texas state court disagreed, and now the case of Bobby James Moore is back at ...
ListenSupremely Funny: Robots, Ashtrays,&Nutless Brownies from 2018-12-19T21:03:24
What makes Justice Sonia Sotomayor's mind run wild? Is Justice Stephen Breyer just making it up as he goes along? And what's the essence of a brownie? These are just a few of the questions the jus...
ListenDeep Dive, Attorney General Edition: Constitutional Crisis? from 2018-12-10T01:11
President Trump’s appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting Attorney General has prompted a “constitutional crisis,” says Tom Goldstein, the veteran U.S. Supreme Court lawyer and publisher of SCOTU...
ListenSneak Peek: Money, Patents,&Gambling from 2018-11-30T19:59
This is your SCOTUS Sneak Peek of the cases in front of the justices the week of December 3, featuring taxes, patents, and whether a big double jeopardy case could be a boon to convicts in Presiden...
ListenSneak Peek: iPhones, Land Rovers, and Reservations from 2018-11-21T17:39
This is your SCOTUS Sneak Peek of the cases in front of the court the week of November 26, where the justices will take on questions about iPhones, Land Rovers, and whether half of Oklahoma is sitt...
ListenDeep Dive: Female Justices, Kavanaugh's Surprising Questions and 48-Hour Arguments from 2018-11-16T15:45
The U.S. Supreme Court just wrapped up its November sitting. Bloomberg Law discusses the female justices’ approach to arguments, surprising questions from new-Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and how one a...
ListenSneak Peek: Federalism, Executions, and Hovercrafts from 2018-11-01T19:42
This is your SCOTUS Sneak Peek of the cases in front of the justices the week of November 5, which will touch on federalism, executions, and, a high court favorite, hovercrafts. Hosts: Kimberly Rob...
ListenSneak Peek: Class Actions, Criminal Appeals,&Cougars from 2018-10-26T23:02
Class actions, criminal appeals, and cougars dominate the first week of arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court's upcoming "November sitting." In the inaugural episode of Cases and Controversies SCOTUS...
ListenJustice Kavanaugh’s First Arguments from 2018-10-15T16:21:38
After a bitter confirmation battle, Justice Brett Kavanaugh finally took the Supreme Court bench for oral arguments. Bloomberg Law recaps how he got there, discusses his demeanor during arguments, ...
ListenWhat's Next for SCOTUS After Fiery Confirmation Hearing? from 2018-09-28T22:11:24
The extraordinary opening statement by U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh at the Sept. 27 hearing was forceful at times, tearful at others. But Kavanaugh also condemned Democratic senators ...
ListenSCOTUS Long Conference; Kavanaugh Long Shot? from 2018-09-21T13:50:40
The makeup of the U.S. Supreme Court is suddenly in doubt after Christine Blasey Ford publicly accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault when they were teens. Now the question is whether she’ll tes...
ListenKavanaugh Hearings: How to Watch from 2018-09-03T16:38:08
Four days of confirmation hearings for U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh kick off Sept. 4. Bloomberg Law's Kimberly Robinson and Jordan Rubin discuss the likely focal points as the now-Ju...
ListenWill Trump's Tariffs Live Up to His Campaign Promises? from 2018-08-15T13:59:04
President Donald Trump has floated the idea of aiding farmers with a $12 billion package amid the recent barrage of U.S. tariffs — a clear anticipation of the tariffs’ impact on U.S. jobs.Agricultu...
ListenThe Trump Pardon Podcast from 2018-08-07T20:32:10
We know Donald Trump's presidency has been unconventional. That's true for his clemency grants, too. Trump's gotten a quicker start on that score than his recent predecessors. And he's also bucked...
ListenTrump's Judicial Victory from 2018-07-23T16:59:12
Just last week, the Trump administration broke the record for the most circuit court judges confirmed. Bloomberg Government Congressional reporter Nancy Ognanovich and Bloomberg Law legal editor P...
ListenThat’s a Wrap on SCOTUS… Sort Of from 2018-07-03T13:32:22
The Supreme Court wrapped up its 2017 term on June 27, handing down a string of 5-4 decisions. Although the court won't be back in session until October, there's sure to be a lot of Supreme Court ...
ListenAfter Masterpiece: Advocates Eye Next Battles from 2018-06-08T17:42:04
Bloomberg Law’s Jordan Rubin and Kimberly Robinson break down the U.S. Supreme Court’s latest big—but, yes, narrow!—decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop. They’re joined by the ACLU’s David Cole, who re...
ListenSupremely Funny: The Funniest Moments from the 2017 Term from 2018-05-15T15:33
Power up your cellular telephones, grab some carrots, and pop in your favorite French comedy as Bloomberg Law’s Jordan Rubin and Kimberly Robinson break down the funniest moments from the Supreme C...
ListenSupremely Funny: The Funniest Moments from the 2017 Term from 2018-05-15T15:33
Power up your cellular telephones, grab some carrots, and pop in your favorite French comedy as Bloomberg Law’s Jordan Rubin and Kimberly Robinson break down the funniest moments from the Supreme C...
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